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  • Page 1 ANAFI Ai R o b o t i c s f o r y o u r b u s i n e s s U S E R G U I D E v . e a r l y . 1 . 0 3...
  • Page 2 <PAGE BLANK ON PURPOSE> P A G E I S B L A N K O N P U R P O S E...

  • Page 3: E Are Arrot Elcome To The Team

    The indispensable prerequisites, on the next pages, will not occupy more than 5 minutes of your time: ANAFI Ai requires the FreeFlight 7 app to fly, and to make sure your drone and controller are fully up to date with the latest features.

  • Page 4: Prerequisites

    ANAFI Ai REREQUISITES You want to put ANAFI Ai to work as soon as possible, so do we. Refer to the enclosed Super Quick Start Guide (SQSG) if you need illustrated guidance to get these quick prerequisites out of the way.
  • Page 5 If the prompt does not appear on your screen when you connect your device to your Skycontroller 4 FreeFlight 7 , launch manually, as any other app. FreeFlight 7 Update screen 4. Follow onscreen instructions to update your ecosystem. Skycontroller 4 Tap “Software”...
  • Page 6 ANAFI Ai A NA F I A i Tap “Software” from the page to launch the update Tap “Install all” Update complete 5. Follow onscreen instructions to carry out calibrations if required – refer to the “Calibrations” section of this guide for further information.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Front ..............................17 Top ..............................17 Bottom ............................. 18 Right Side ............................18 LED status indicator color codes ....................18 Pairing ANAFI Ai to a Parrot Skycontroller 4 ................19 HDMI video sharing ........................19 v.early.1.03 – published on December 20, 2021...
  • Page 8 ANAFI Ai ..........................20 4G C ONNECTIVITY About 4G connectivity ........................20 Installing and retrieving the nano SIM card ................20 Activating the nano SIM card ....................... 21 4G flying ............................24 .......................... 25 BSTACLE AVOIDANCE Obstacle avoidance and manual piloting ................... 25 Obstacle avoidance and automated flights ................
  • Page 9 ........................... 45 EDIA RETRIEVAL Installing and retrieving the microSD card ................. 45 Retrieving photos and videos ....................... 45 Compatible microSD cards ......................45 Direct media retrieval (drone to computer) ................45 FreeFlight 7 Gallery........................46 MicroSD card formatting ......................47 7 .........................
  • Page 10 Double grid ............................88 Orbit ..............................89 1-Click ............................... 90 ..........................91 ROUBLESHOOTING Rebooting all systems ........................91 Reinstalling FreeFlight 7........................ 91 Resetting ANAFI Ai ........................91 Resetting the Skycontroller 4 ...................... 92 Resetting the smart battery (reminder) ..................92...

  • Page 11: Foreword

    Wi-Fi can only result in interferences. About GPS ANAFI Ai does not need a satellite – GPS, Glonass, Galileo – synchronization (or fix) to take off. It can therefore be piloted indoor and through cluttered areas, stabilized by its onboard sensors.

  • Page 12: About Audio Recording

    About the smart batteries As you will find out by reading this guide, the batteries of both ANAFI Ai and the Parrot Skycontroller 4 are smart enough to enter a wintering mode when you are not using them for ten days in a row.

  • Page 13: Disclaimer

    ISCLAIMER 1. ANAFI Ai IS NOT A TOY and should not be used or handled by a person under the age of 18 years. 2. Using ANAFI Ai carries no particular health requirement. 3. BEFORE USING ANAFI Ai: (A) CAREFULLY READ the user manual and all information and documentation available on www.parrot.com, which is susceptible to be updated at any time and...

  • Page 14: Technical Specifications

    AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT gimbal (-107° to +204°) for obstacle avoidance - Photogrammetry: grid, double grid, orbit, 1-click - AI trajectory optimization system - Flight Plan: multiple Waypoints and Points of Interest - Indoor flight - Cameraman: automatic framing with visual tracking...

  • Page 15: Package Contents

    Your ANAFI Ai pack contains: ANAFI Ai drone 1 Parrot Skycontroller 4 1 smart battery, preinstalled on ANAFI Ai 1 hard case 1 international USB-PD fast charger 3 USB-C to USB-C cables (2 long & 1 short – charge and pairing)

  • Page 16: Presentation Of Anafi Ai

    ANAFI Ai ANAFI Ai RESENTATION OF Ready to store or carry Foldable arms and propellers Ready to fly Stereo obstacle avoidance cameras Charge level LED indicators 180° tilt 4K camera gimbal Smart battery USB-C charging port Power button...

  • Page 17: Presentation Of Parrot Skycontroller 4

    ARROT KYCONTROLLER RESENTATION OF Front Detachable Control sticks Wi-Fi antenna Power Status indicator LED Take-off/Landing Sliding handles Gimbal tilt trigger Zoom trigger Optics reset Media recording Neck strap loops v.early.1.03 – published on December 20, 2021...

  • Page 18: Bottom

    No drone configured or wrong WPA key; Connected to ANAFI Ai; Steady dark blue: Alternating purple and dark blue: Autonomous flight in progress; Alternating red and any other color: Low battery alert (ANAFI Ai, Skycontroller 4, or both) or RTH alert.

  • Page 19: Pairing Anafi Ai To A Parrot Skycontroller 4

    5. The LED of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 flashes briefly in green: it is acknowledging ANAFI Ai. 6. Wait for synchronization between Parrot Skycontroller 4 and ANAFI Ai (steady dark blue LED on the controller): check that the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 activates the drone’s gimbal to ensure the synch is complete.

  • Page 20: Connectivity

    Installing and retrieving the nano SIM card The nano SIM card slot of ANAFI Ai is located on the right side of the drone, under the “4G” cover. To install the nano SIM card, lift the cover open and insert the nano SIM card straight into the slot, shortest side first and connectors turned to the back of the drone –...

  • Page 21: Activating The Nano Sim Card

    To activate the nano SIM card, power the full ANAFI Ai ecosystem (drone, Skycontroller 4, device) on as you would for a flight. Access the ANAFI Ai page of the dashboard. Top right of the interface, the “Cellular access” tile displays “Sim locked” as on the following screenshot.
  • Page 22 ANAFI Ai “SIM card PIN” interface Enter your PIN and tap “Ok” to confirm. The interface closes and after a few seconds, the 4G protocols are activated as in the following screenshot. “Cellular access”: connected Tap the “Cellular access” tile again to check the connection status interface, displayed in the following screenshot.
  • Page 23 Note that selecting “Forget PIN” from this interface and confirming this action causes the drone to reboot, with a “SIM locked” status. Note that although creating a Parrot.Cloud account is always recommended, it is not mandatory to activate ANAFI Ai’s 4G functions. v.early.1.03 – published on December 20, 2021...

  • Page 24: 4G Flying

    ANAFI Ai 4G flying When the nano SIM card has been activated, each time the ecosystem is powered on (or each time it connects to a 4G network), FreeFlight 7 confirms the availability of 4G with the popup shown on the following screenshot.

  • Page 25: Obstacle Avoidance

    BSTACLE AVOIDANCE The drone’s obstacle avoidance (OA) system relies on stereo cameras, located on each side of the main camera. Make sure the lenses of the stereo cameras are always perfectly clean: you can use a drop of specialized (photo) lens cleaning liquid to ensure the cleanliness of the optics.

  • Page 26: Obstacle Avoidance And Automated Flights

    ANAFI Ai When you fly the drone in a direction where the OA cannot detect obstacles (directly sideways or sideways and toward the back), a notification appears on your screen as on the screenshot below. “Drone blind” notification Face the drone in the direction of the motion to avoid getting this notification.

  • Page 27: Obstacle Avoidance: Screenshots

    Obstacle avoidance: screenshots The following screenshots illustrate situations where the OA should be deactivated to avoid piloting errors. Orange shield, GPS downgraded: Parrot recommends deactivating the OA. Red shield: deactivate the OA immediately. If you see the “stereo camera failure” as in the latest screenshot, land your drone as soon as possible and reboot all systems (drone, controller, app) before attempting another OA activation: you may have to recalibrate the Obstacle avoidance system before you can activate OA again –...

  • Page 28: Calibrations

    ANAFI Ai CALIBRATIONS This section presents the calibration procedures required by the ecosystem: one procedure for the Skycontroller 4’s magnetometer and four procedures for ANAFI Ai’s systems: Gimbal calibration Horizon calibration Magnetometer calibration Obstacle avoidance calibration Skycontroller 4 FreeFlight 7 may require you to calibrate the magnetometer of your Skycontroller 4 if it has been exposed to a strong magnetic field or if your flying conditions change radically –...

  • Page 29: Gimbal

    Skycontroller 4 calibration in progress Gimbal Access calibration options from the ANAFI Ai page of the dashboard. Before starting this procedure, you need to position ANAFI Ai on a flat and perfectly level surface. A NA F I A i...

  • Page 30: Horizon Calibration (Exceptional Procedure)

    This feature is accessible from the ANAFI Ai page on the FreeFlight 7 dashboard (or from the ANAFI Ai box of the HUD). Before starting this procedure, you need to position ANAFI Ai on a flat and perfectly level surface, exactly perpendicular to any pattern containing straight lines you can use as horizon references.

  • Page 31: Magnetometer Calibration

    Horizon corrected When you have straightened the tilt of the camera, tap the “<” icon on the top left of the screen to confirm your setting and exit horizon calibration. Magnetometer calibration When the calibration of the magnetometer of the drone is required, FreeFlight 7 guides you through the following procedure.
  • Page 32 ANAFI Ai Calibrating the Z axis Calibrating the Y axis Calibrating the X axis...

  • Page 33: Obstacle Avoidance

    Optimal calibration (120 meters) option provides the best quality calibration, and must be favored whenever possible. Tap an option to select it: ANAFI Ai takes off, reaches the selected height, performs a 360 (full rotation) and descends. Calibration in progress...
  • Page 34 ANAFI Ai When prompted by FreeFlight 7, land the drone to complete the calibration. Calibration successful confirmation Drone landed, calibration sequence complete...

  • Page 35: Pre - Flight Checklist

    • Make sure ANAFI Ai’s battery is securely installed on the drone’s body. • Make sure ANAFI Ai’s lenses are clean – if you need to clean them, do it before you power the drone on: hold the gimbals between two fingers so that you do not pressure their mechanisms when you clean the lens, and gently wipe the lens with a microfiber cloth.

  • Page 36: Getting Started

    Parrot recommends you always fly ANAFI Ai with Parrot Skycontroller 4 and a device, for the best flight experience. 6. FreeFlight 7 runs automatically on your device and connects to ANAFI Ai and to Parrot Skycontroller 4. 7. Check for controller and drone software updates.

  • Page 37: Taking Off

    AKING OFF Ground take-off Position ANAFI Ai on a flat, even, and clear surface. Power it on, move at least 2 m (6 ft) away from ANAFI Ai and check that the surroundings of the drone are absolutely clear. Press the button on your Parrot Skycontroller 4.

  • Page 38: Flying

    Reverse Turn right Move to the right Turn left Move to the left Note that you can modify ANAFI Ai’s controls through the SETTINGS menu of FreeFlight 7. Refer to the “SETTINGS/ Controls” section of this guide for additional information.

  • Page 39: Returning Home

    FreeFlight 7 alerts you that it will enter Smart RTH mode. If you feel confident you can bring ANAFI Ai back to its take-off point or if you wish to land it at a different location, you can cancel the Smart RTH directly from the alert pop-up.

  • Page 40: Pilot Rth

    ANAFI Ai Pilot RTH When the “Pilot” advanced RTH option is selected, ANAFI Ai comes back to the GPS position of the device used to control the drone (whether linked to a Parrot Skycontroller 4 or not) at the exact moment an RTH procedure is activated – or to the last known coordinates of the device, in case it has lost GPS synch.

  • Page 41: Landing

    Both device and drone GPS synchronizations are mandatory for a successful hand landing. Do not attempt a hand landing in a wind strong enough to make ANAFI Ai “fight” to hold its hovering position. The hand landing feature is deactivated in Cameraman mode: revert to Manual flight before attempting a hand landing.

  • Page 42: Smart L I P O Battery

    Battery installation To install the smart battery back on the drone, unfold the arms of ANAFI Ai, slide the battery firmly into the drone until you feel and hear the battery clicking into the body of the drone.

  • Page 43: Battery Care And Safety

    65 % charge, over a 48h period. In other words, after a maximum of 12 days without use, this smart battery enters hibernation with a charge level which never exceeds 65 %. If you leave your ANAFI Ai battery for 12 days, you will find out its power button does not activate the charge level LED indicators.
  • Page 44 Finally, note that ANAFI Ai’s smart battery will only allow charge in ambient temperatures between +10 °C and +45 °C, and that using ANAFI Ai in temperatures approaching 0 °C will reduce its flying time. To minimize this slight drop in the smart battery’s capacity, keep your battery as warm as possible before starting a flight in a cold environment: be aware that if the temperature of the core of the battery drops below 5 °C, it will not power the...

  • Page 45: Media Retrieval

    Installing and retrieving the microSD card The micro SD card slot of ANAFI Ai is located on the left side of the drone, under the “SD” cover. To install the micro SD card, lift the cover open and insert the micro SD card straight into the slot, shortest side first and connectors turned to the back of the drone.

  • Page 46: Freeflight 7 Gallery

    To access the Gallery from the dashboard of FreeFlight 7, tap the “Gallery” box. If ANAFI Ai is powered on and connected to the device (directly or through the Parrot Skycontroller 4), the FreeFlight 7 Gallery displays the microSD card media, by default.

  • Page 47: Microsd Card Formatting

    MicroSD card formatting Tap the “Format SD card” button of the SD Card screen of FreeFlight 7 Gallery to access formatting options. Select one of the following options. Confirm your selection from the next screen to launch the formatting. Note that both options delete all microSD card contents. v.early.1.03 –...

  • Page 48: Introducing Free Flight

    NTRODUCING The HUD (head-up display) interface of FreeFlight 7 is the companion to ANAFI Ai. It enables you to access all the features of ANAFI Ai, from the screen of your device, at the touch of your thumbs. This section explores FreeFlight 7 functions, starting with a presentation of HUD information.

  • Page 49: Hud Slider Management

    Parrot therefore recommends you always check both your FreeFlight 7 HUD’s GPS icons are green (and not red), before you make your ANAFI Ai take off. HUD Slider Management The slider which separates the video feed from the map (or 3D view) enables you to configure your screen to your liking or to the specifics of your mission.
  • Page 50 ANAFI Ai Slider: more map Keep sliding it toward the left and hold the position for a second to maximize the map (or 3D view) and minimize the video feed into a small rectangular window, top left of the interface.

  • Page 51: Settings

    ETTINGS Access FreeFlight 7 settings through the icon on the extreme right of the top bar of the HUD. This section presents the Quick and Controls settings. Quick For each item, tap to toggle (Map or 3D view) or activate and highlight – as Auto-record on the following screenshot.

  • Page 52: Advanced Settings

    For each item, the default value (DV) is displayed in bold characters or highlighted on screenshots. Behaviour The Behaviour settings allow you to adapt the flight behavior of ANAFI Ai for each mode (“Film”and “Sport”). Use each slider to fix your values.

  • Page 53: Interface

    Interface For each item, Map type or Measurement system, tap an option to select it. Interface settings Tap “RESET INTERFACE SETTINGS” on the bottom of the page to reset to default. Geocage The Geocage is activated (“On”) by default, with the following values: Height: 30 m (configurable from 1 m to 150 m) Distance: 100 m (configurable from 10 m to 4 km) Tap “Off”...

  • Page 54: Rth

    ANAFI Ai Tap “RESET GEOCAGE PREFERENCES” on the bottom of the page to reset to default. When the Geocage is activated, FreeFlight 7 displays an alert when the drone approaches the set limit, and it stops when it reaches them, as in the screenshot below.

  • Page 55: Recording

    EV settings, or both. About Picture signatures: this feature allows authentication and proof of integrity of files produced by ANAFI Ai (to serve as evidence, for example), but it can increase the achievable time interval between photos in Timelapse and GPS-lapse modes.

  • Page 56: Connection

    ANAFI Ai Connection Connection settings let you manage your 4G connection, change your ANAFI Ai’s Wi-Fi network name, password & band, and broadcast your DRI. The following screenshots highlight default values for each item. Connection settings: Cellular data Connection settings: Wi-Fi...
  • Page 57 Connection settings: DRI broadcast About Network preference: the “Auto” (default) option lets the drone manage its connections. Use other options to adapt to your flight conditions: “4G priority” relies on the 4G network as long as it is available, before switching to Wi-Fi; “Wi-Fi priority” relies on the Wi-Fi connection as long as it is available, before switching to 4G.

  • Page 58: Videos , Photos And Panoramas

    By default, ANAFI Ai and FreeFlight 7 are set to start recording a video as soon as ANAFI Ai takes off. This literally means all you have to do, to start filming, is to fly ANAFI Ai into the sky.
  • Page 59 Tap the video settings box again to close the sub-boxes and confirm your choices. Available fps values depend on the resolution you have selected, and on whether you have activated the HDR option: 24, 25, 30, 48, 50 or 60 fps 4K HDR: 24, 25 or 30 fps P-Log 4K:...

  • Page 60: Taking Photos

    ANAFI Ai Taking photos To access the photo options of ANAFI Ai tap the “Mode” box in the bottom bar of the HUD. Six photo modes are available on ANAFI Ai: Photo (single shot), Timelapse, GPS Lapse, Panorama (4 formats), Bracketing and Burst.
  • Page 61 Available photo formats for each photo mode are as follows: Photo (Single): JPEG RECT, JPEG WIDE, DNG+JPEG (RECT or WIDE) Timelapse: JPEG RECT only GPS Lapse: JPEG RECT only Panorama: JPEG RECT only Bracketing: JPEG RECT, JPEG WIDE, DNG+JPEG (RECT or WIDE) Burst: JPEG RECT, JPEG WIDE Tap a format (JPEG RECT, or JPEG WIDE if available, or any DNG+JPEG format if...
  • Page 62 In “GPS Lapse” mode, the screen flashes in black and white to confirm a picture has been taken. Control and move ANAFI Ai: when the drone reaches any point on a 5 to 200- meter radius sphere around the initial photo, depending on your option choice, the drone takes another photo, and so on until you press the shutter button again to stop the GPS Lapse.

  • Page 63: Creating Panoramas

    Make sure no object nor subject are present in a 10 meters (30ft) radius around ANAFI Ai. Bear in mind ANAFI Ai locks the exposure (refer to the “AE Lock ” section of this guide for additional information on exposure locking) of the frame with which you start your panorama.
  • Page 64 ANAFI Ai takes 42 photos in about 85 seconds Super Wide: ANAFI Ai takes 9 photos in about 18 seconds To download the Panorama pictures to your device, land ANAFI Ai. Then, from the homepage of FreeFlight 7, tap the Medias page to access the Gallery. Like other medias, Panoramas are marked with their distinct icon and a green download box, which shows the size of the corresponding series of pictures.
  • Page 65 Local (device) Memory displaying a Panorama Finally, select the panorama you want to generate from your Local gallery: FreeFlight 7 displays the following screen. iOS panorama generation page Tap “Generate Panorama” to create the panorama (or browse the individual pictures with the slider on the right). When the panorama creation is complete, FreeFlight 7 adds the result at the top of the corresponding photo folder.

  • Page 66: Gimbal Tilt And Zoom Controls

    ANAFI Ai IMBAL TILT AND ZOOM CONTROLS ANAFI Ai features a controllable gimbal (180° tilt range, from nadir to zenith) and a 6x zoom. This section presents these features and the way to activate them. Gimbal tilt control ANAFI Ai’s gimbal tilt control is activated through the left trigger of Parrot Skycontroller 4.
  • Page 67 1080p 4x (max lossless) zoom As already mentioned, ANAFI Ai presents no lossless zoom capabilities for pictures: the zoom is deactivated by design in WIDE formats (JPEG and DNG+JPEG), and it has an impact on the resolution of the pictures in JPEG RECT format.
  • Page 68 ANAFI Ai Finally, remember that the 1080p video mode offers the best resolution for direct observation, even out of the lossless zoom envelope. 1080p 1x zoom 1080p 6x (max) zoom...

  • Page 69: Advanced Imaging

    In Auto mode, ANAFI Ai selects the best shutter speed and ISO value couple, in real time, depending on the scene and available light. In consequence, selecting a shutter speed also deactivates the Auto ISO mode.

  • Page 70: Iso Value (Iso)

    It can also be used for slow shots, up to 1/15 second for the photo mode. Note that ANAFI Ai can shoot pictures and videos when it is not flying. You can even hold it in your hand and use it as a premium stabilized 4K video and photo camera.
  • Page 71 Select the WB option that is best suited for your shooting conditions, your subject, or both. The display of the HUD reflects your settings and helps you make the best choice. Auto WB Incandescent WB Fluo WB Sunny WB Cloudy WB Shaded WB WB 2 000 K WB 10 000 K...

  • Page 72: Lock Ae

    A yellow “Lock AE” box appears in the Notifications & Alert zone, below the top bar of the HUD. Move ANAFI Ai around or tilt its gimbal to change the frame: the exposure settings remain as they were when you activated the function.
  • Page 73 Exposure is locked on a sunny part of the picture: shutter speed is set at 1/1250 s and the image is correctly exposed Exposure is locked in the shadow: shutter speed is set at 1/200 s and the image is overexposed v.early.1.03 –...

  • Page 74: Hdr

    • Note that activating (or deactivating) HDR halts any ongoing video recording, and starts a new recording with the new setting, after 5 seconds. • ANAFI Ai features 2 HDR options: HDR-8 and HDR-10. HDR-10 is only available through H265 video encoding – refer to the “ADVANCED SETTINGS/Recording”...

  • Page 75: P-Log

    section of this guide for additional details on HDR and video encoding options selection. P-Log The P-Log option is also available through the “HDR box”. This alternative imaging style makes images a little less contrasted and saturated: P-Log style is ideal for videos you want to edit and postprocess using professional grading tools and filters.

  • Page 76: Piloting Modes

    Manual flight The Manual flight mode is ANAFI Ai’s default mode. It enables you to pilot the drone and fully control its camera tilt and zoom. When you release the commands in Manual flight mode, ANAFI Ai stays in position, hovering.
  • Page 77 Cameraman: target selected Fly ANAFI Ai around your target. The drone keeps your target at the center of the frame. Therefore, if you push the right joystick of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 to the left, ANAFI Ai circles around your target clockwise. If you push the right joystick of the Parrot Skycontroller 4 to the right, ANAFI Ai circles around your target counterclockwise.

  • Page 78: Touch & Fly: Waypoint

    Single tap a point on the map to select a destination for ANAFI Ai: this point is marked as a black circle with a green border. Use the sliders on the right of the screen to set the drone’s altitude and speed.

  • Page 79: Touch & Fly: Poi

    Long press a point on the map to create a POI for ANAFI Ai: this point is marked as a green square with a white border. Use the slider on the right of the screen to set the altitude of the POI.
  • Page 80 However, you can still control the zoom, with the right trigger. When you release the commands in Touch & Fly POI mode, ANAFI Ai hovers and and keeps the POI at the center of the frame.

  • Page 81: Missions

    Tap Flight Plan from the “PILOTING MODE” box menu. The map of your surroundings opens full screen. If you are not connected to ANAFI Ai, the minimized live view is black, as on the screenshots that follow. Find your next dream flying spot on the map.
  • Page 82 First, select your initial waypoint: ideally, very close to your intended take-off point. Tap the screen to set it. The green circle represents the waypoint, the white figure the altitude of the drone, and the white arrow the direction of ANAFI Ai’s camera.
  • Page 83 Add waypoints to tour the area and end your Flight Plan where you intend to land. iOS: full Flight Plan The tip of the peninsula is a POI: we want ANAFI Ai to focus on it while it flies around it. Tap it and hold your finger on the screen to call choices (POI/Close).
  • Page 84 POI. iOS: open waypoints Tap waypoints to link them to the POI. In this example, we want ANAFI Ai to film the tip of the peninsula as it flies around it: we have selected the three waypoints to the left of the peninsula.
  • Page 85 Tap a green waypoint to edit it: use the slider on the right of the screen to modify its height; tap and move its white arrow to set the direction of ANAFI Ai’s camera. For this example, we had the drone point toward the land at most steps of the Flight Plan, and toward the lighthouse at take-off and landing, with a descent from 30 to 3 meters between the last two waypoints.

  • Page 86: Vehicle

    Tap the green arrow on the right of the left bottom bar of the Flight Plan interface to begin the Flight Plan: ANAFI Ai takes off, flies to the first waypoint and starts the Flight Plan. At the end of the Flight Plan, depending on your settings and depending on your version of FreeFlight 7, ANAFI Ai lands at, or hovers over, the last waypoint you have set.

  • Page 87: Photogrammetry Missions

    Parrot drones. One of the leaders of the field is Pix4D, which became a Parrot Group company in 2012. ANAFI Ai and FreeFlight 7 therefore embark Pix4D technologies which enable existing Pix4D users to seamlessly link their drone to their Pix4D account. New users can use ANAFI Ai to discover Pix4D photogrammetry services, through three offered mapping missions.

  • Page 88: Grid

    ANAFI Ai Grid Simple grid photogrammetry flights are useful to create 2D maps. Simple grids can be precisely adapted to any shape, to match the borders of a field or a coastline, for example. Follow these steps to program and launch a simple grid mapping flight.

  • Page 89: Orbit

    Select a front overlap. Select a camera angle. Select a drone speed. Select your RTH option (Yes or No) Select your 4G upload option (Yes or No) Tap “Done” when ready. Tap “Play” to launch the flight. FreeFlight 7 : Double photogrammetry Orbit Orbit photogrammetry flights are useful to model an isolated building or structure in 3D.

  • Page 90: 1-Click

    ANAFI Ai FreeFlight 7: Orbit photogrammetry 1-Click 1-Click photogrammetry flights are designed to create the 3D model of a single building, with a single tap on the screen. Tap the box which appeared on the map over the building you want to model.

  • Page 91: Troubleshooting

    Resetting ANAFI Ai Resetting ANAFI Ai reverts the drone back to its latest firmware update: it cleans all media, logs and credentials from the drone. For this reason, remember to back up all your “Drone memory” FreeFlight 7 media before resetting ANAFI Ai.

  • Page 92: Resetting The Skycontroller 4

    If the behavior of your battery is not consistent with the elements contained in the “SMART LIPO BATTERY” section of this guide, and if you cannot get it to power your ANAFI Ai, you must reset your battery: plug it to a power source with one of the enclosed cables, then keep the battery’s power button pressed for 15 seconds (regardless of the behavior of the...

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